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    Pa. legislators join debate over immigration laws

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    Pa. legislators join debate over immigration laws

    Amid the debate over Arizona's tough new immigration-control law, two Pennsylvania legislators are weighing in. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R., Butler) wants to follow Arizona's lead by giving state and local police the power to enforce federal immigration laws. Sen. Daylin Leach (D., Delaware-Montgomery) wants a bill forbidding the state from doing so, on the grounds that such laws usurp federal authority to regulate immigration and "encourage racial profiling."
    Metcalfe, who will present his bill in a live webcast from Harrisburg Tuesday, said his "Arizona-modeled legislation" would help crack down on Pennsylvania's estimated 140,000 illegal immigrants. He said it had the support of at least four other state representatives. Leach is seeking cosponsors for his bill, which would "codify that no Pennsylvania state or local law enforcement agency has any power or obligation" to investigate an individual's immigration status. "To be most effective," Leach said, police need the support of witnesses in their jurisdiction. If witnesses are worried about police monitoring their immigration status, they will be "less likely to cooperate." - Michael Matza


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    God Bless Daryl Metcalfe!!! I am SOOO happy he's doing this!
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    Sen. Daylin Leach (D., Delaware-Montgomery) wants a bill forbidding the state from doing so, on the grounds that such laws usurp federal authority to regulate immigration and "encourage racial profiling."
    Mr. Leach, you sir, are an idiot! Profile on that!

    For those living in a state that has not been as ravaged by the assault placed upon them from illegal immigration and rampant corruption in the their politics, perhaps they should move at the state level and put the brakes on it before they hit critical mass such as that in a state like PA.

    Protect your state's borders, and the citizens within, from both illegal immigration and a corrupt federal government.

    States have rights too!

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    GO Daryl Metcalfe and all the PA legislators that support the AZ bill in Pennsylvania. That is wonderful news! Wake Up Pennsylvania. States have the rights and powers to control immigration into their state. Use the powers wisely like Arizona is doing under their new law and you will reap many benefits for your citizens and legal residents.

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    Pennsylvania legislator to unveil immigration reform

    Michael Gorsegner Staff reporter
    6:38 AM EDT, May 4, 2010

    HARRISBURG - Illegal immigration is a hot topic around the country and now in Pennsylvania. State Representative Daryl Metcalfe will unveil a proposed law that would toughen the state's stance on illegal aliens.

    If the Republican legsilator from Butler County gets his way, Pennsylvania police officers will have full authority to apprehend illegal aliens. He says, dealing with the problem is a multi-million dollar issue and one that needs to be addressed.

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    An Arizona law passed last week has sparked national controversy. The law calls for all foreign nationals to carry some sort of paperwork proving they are in the country legally. It also gives police officers the right to check anyone that looks "reasonably suspicious" and make them provide documentation or face a misdemeanor.

    Metcalfe says his legislation resembles the Arizona law. He claims there are 140,000 illegal aliens in this state. Dealing with them costs PA taxpayers over $700 million a year. He wants to strengthen the laws and save taxpayers some big bucks.

    "Illegal aliens that come here are tapping into the job market, tapping into our public benefits. We have a legislation designed to shut that economic faucet off so that the illegal aliens won't turn and go home on their own and if they want to be here in the U.S., they would do it the right way," Metcalfe said during an October 2007 event.

    Metcalfe is getting support from several groups including F.A.I.R., the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Citizens for Immigration Control. Other state lawmakers are also throwing their support behind Metcalfe's bill. Lancaster Republican Representative Tom Creighton and Cumberland/York Republican Representative Scott Perry are also supporting the measure.

    A news conference announcing the legislation is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Capitol.
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    Commet: PA's Version of Illegal Immigration Bill
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    Quote Originally Posted by miguelina
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    Commet: PA's Version of Illegal Immigration Bill
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    Leave or go to jail, Metcalfe tells illegals


    By Brad Bumsted
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    Wednesday, May 5, 2010


    HARRISBURG -- Take the handcuffs off police and put them on illegal aliens in Pennsylvania, who cost taxpayers $728 million a year for education, health care and incarceration, advocates for tougher laws said Tuesday.

    Republican Rep. Daryl Metcalfe of Cranberry says it's time to give illegal aliens living in Pennsylvania two choices: Leave or go to jail. He patterned a bill introduced yesterday after a controversial Arizona law enacted last month by that state's governor, Jan Brewer.

    But Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, said if Metcalfe's proposal is "a mirror image of Arizona's, I'd veto it." Rendell leaves office in January, and the bill would start anew in Pennsylvania's year-round Legislature.

    Rendell didn't elaborate, but critics of the Arizona bill claim it encourages "racial profiling," which Metcalfe denies.

    Since 2005, the number of bills filed and laws enacted by state governments on immigration problems has increased, said Ann Morse, an official who handles immigration issues for the National Conference of State Legislatures. Law enforcement issues are among the top three topics addressed, she said.

    In 2009, 48 states enacted 222 laws and 131 resolutions on immigration issues. In the first quarter of 2010, they introduced 1,180 bills and resolutions.

    Since the Arizona bill became law, South Carolina introduced a similar measure, according to NCSL. Thirty states' legislative sessions are over. Some states are watching results of four lawsuits filed over Arizona's law, Morse said.

    Each Pennsylvania household pays about $150 a year for education, incarceration and health care costs of illegal aliens, according to a study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, or FAIR. That tab totals $728 million annually in Pennsylvania to cover costs of an estimated 144,000 illegal aliens, the study says.

    Dan Stein, president of the nonprofit that claims 250,000 supporters nationwide, attended the news conference where Metcalfe announced his bill. Stein said it is the federal government's role to enforce immigration laws, but it doesn't do so. States are acting because "year after year, the federal government has failed in its mission: to enforce these laws."

    The Metcalfe bill aims to provide state and local law enforcement officers the authority to round up illegal aliens -- those who can't offer proof of legal residency -- when stopped for a primary offense, such as a traffic violation.

    Under the bill, it would be a crime for an illegal alien to apply for work. Someone who smuggles or transports illegal aliens also would be committing a crime.

    The goal is "attrition through enforcement," Metcalfe said.

    The Arizona law "could encourage racial profiling of individuals and create unfair investigations," said Montgomery County Democrat Sen. Daylin Leach.

    Leach filed a separate bill that says no state or local law enforcement agency has power or obligation to enforce or investigate federal immigration law.

    Andy Hoover, legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, criticized Metcalfe's bill, saying: "The commonwealth's law enforcement officers have a challenge in keeping our communities safe. Asking them to enforce federal immigration law ties their hands behind their back and makes their job more difficult."

    Hoover added: "If immigrants feel they can't trust the police, victimization increases and our streets aren't safe."

    Rep. Harry Readshaw, a Carrick Democrat, backed Metcalfe at the news conference. "The key word in all this legislation is 'unlawful,' " Readshaw said. "We are addressing an illegal activity, not only in this commonwealth, but in the United States of America."

    Citizens have nothing to worry about, Metcalfe said.

    "No one will be stopped because they look like an illegal alien, whatever that is," Stein said.

    The bill, Metcalfe said, calls for "profiling based on breaking the law."

    Despite Rendell's veto threat, Metcalfe said he thinks there's a chance lawmakers will pass the bill in the pressure-cooker atmosphere this summer and fall over state budget and transportation funding deficits. He believes Rendell's first inclination would be to veto it, but he said Rendell sometimes changes his mind on issues.

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